Endovaginal sonography for the diagnosis of upper genital tract infection

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-57

  Boardman, Lori A ^a   Peipert, Jeffrey F ^a   Brody, Jeffrey M ^a   Cooper, Amy Sedlacek ^a   Sung, James ^a  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGITIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE;

ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALPINGITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA;

EID: 0030969588     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00241-X     Document Type: Article

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